Sinners in the Hands of a Loving God: The Scandalous Truth of the Very Good News
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.85 (502 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B01MXNSXE7 |
| Format Type | : | |
| Number of Pages | : | 380 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-10-12 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Haunted by fear that crippled his relationship with God, Zahnd spent years praying for a divine experience of hell. God is wrath? Or God is Love?In his famous sermon “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God,” Puritan revivalist Jonathan Edwards shaped predominating American theology with a vision of God as angry, violent, and retributive. What Zahnd experienced instead was the Father’s love—revealed perfectly through Jesus Christ—for all prodigal sons and daughters. In Sinners in the Hands of a Loving God, Zahnd asks important questions like: Is seeing God primarily as wrathful towards sinners true or biblical? Is fearing God a normal expected behavior? And where might the natural implications of this theological framework lead us? Thoughtfully wrestling with subjects like Old Testament genocide, the crucifixion of Jesus, eternal punishment in hell, and the final judgment in Revelation, Zanhd maintains that the summit of divine revelation for sinners is not God is wrath, but God is love.. Three centuries later, Brian Zahnd was both mesmerized and terrified by Edwards’s wrathful God
Joseph, Missouri over 35 years ago, and he still serves as lead pastor to a congregation committed to authentic expression of Jesus Christ in the twenty-first century. @BrianZahnd . Brian Zahnd founded Word of Life Church in St. He’s also the author of Water to Wine, A Farewell to Mars, Beauty Will Save the World, Unconditional?, and What to Do on the Worst Da
He speaks from a blend of study and experience, with the authority of a theologian, the care of a shepherd, and the inspiring beauty of a poet. I can’t shut up about this glorious, necessary, healing book: it is a must-read for every Christian.” —Sarah Bessey, author of Jesus Feminist and Out of Sorts: Making Peace with an Evolving Faith“I can’t count the times I felt like standing and cheering while reading this book. Sinners in the Hands of a Loving God is a brilliant and important book that every Christian should read. Rather, it’s the very revelation of God, the